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Workers' Compensation News
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Carrier Seeks Public Ruling on Jurisdiction for Ex-NFL Player's Comp Claim | 07/16/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 686 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 17 min read | |||
| A workers’ compensation insurance carrier last week asked the 4th District Court...Read More | |||
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Civilian LAPD Worker Pleads Guilty to Comp Fraud | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: CA | Segment: WEST | 504 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 20 min read | |||
| A civilian worker for the Los Angeles Police Department pleaded guilty to one felony count of insurance fraud and was ordered to pay $3,491 in restitution, county prosecutors announced. ...Read More | |||
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Legislation Might Remove Hurdle to Medical Marijuana Reimbursement | 07/16/2018 | |
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| By: Elaine Goodman (medical/business reporter) | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: Top | 416 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 74 min read | |||
| A New Jersey lawmaker has introduced a bill that would clarify that state law doesn’t prohibit workers’ comp payers from reimbursing an injured worker for the use of medical marijuana. ...Read More | |||
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Commission Finds Few Denials by Fraudulent Doc; The Hartford Offering Remediation on Claims | 07/16/2018 | |
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| By: William Rabb (Reporter) | |||
| State: CT | Segment: Top | 259 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 134 min read | |||
| A month after Connecticut authorities discovered that disgraced New York doctor Spyros Panos had set up a fraudulent utilization review firm in Connecticut, regulators and insurers there are breathing a cautious sigh of relief. ...Read More | |||
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3rd Circuit Upholds Black-Lung Awards to Miner, Widow | 07/16/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 111 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 6 min read | |||
| A federal appellate court ruled that a coal miner was entitled to compensation under the Black Lung Benefits Act, and that his widow was also entitled to survivor benefits. ...Read More | |||
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Vik Agrawal Joins EnableComp Board of Directors | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 88 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 43 min read | |||
| EnableComp LLC, a provider of workers' compensation billing and collection services, has announced the appointment of Vik Agrawal to its board of directors. ...Read More | |||
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Morrish Steps in as NCOIL Vice President | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 76 | 0 | Popular with Employer | 51 min read | |||
| Louisiana Sen. Dan “Blade” Morrish has been named vice president of the National Council of Insurance Legislators, or NCOIL. ...Read More | |||
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Work Comp Rates Fall Again in Second Quarter, MarketScout Reports | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: NA | Segment: NATIONAL | 144 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 35 min read | |||
| Rates for most lines of U.S. commercial property and casualty insurance increased in the second quarter, with the exception of workers’ compensation rates, which fell 3%, according to the latest Market Barometer report from MarketScout. ...Read More | |||
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City Employee Can't Bring Tort Claims for Injuries From Car Accident Caused by Colleague | 07/16/2018 | |
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| Source: WorkCompCentral | |||
| State: NJ | Segment: NORTH | 88 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 1 min read | |||
| The New Jersey Superior Court’s Appellate Division ruled that a city employee could not proceed with a tort claim against his employer and co-employee after he settled a workers’ compensation claim from a car accident caused by the coworker. ...Read More | |||
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Rates to Drop For Third Straight Year | 07/16/2018 | |
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| State: WI | Segment: NORTH | 194 | 0 | Popular with Legal | 56 min read | |||
| Most Wisconsin employers will see another drop in workers' compensation rates after the state insurance commissioner approved a rate reduction for the third straight year. ...Read More | |||
